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The Chevrolet car and General Motors founder Billy Durant were closely intertwined even before Chevrolet became part of GM. Both played an important role in GM’s early history.

Once they roamed the Earth, the ultimate family mover, but now the luxury market is one of the last bastions of the station wagon, such as today’s 2018 Mercedes-Benz C 300 4Matic wagon.

You don’t have to spend a lot to get a lot these days, at least when it comes to the Yaris hatchback.

The Sleuth has viewed Jaguar’s new all-wheel-drive I-Pace electric hatchback that heads to market this year as a 2019 model, and he’s rather keen on the car’s slinky styling and quasi-practical shape.

The hatchback is a versatile automobile body style, and when it began making its appearance in quantity in the 1970s, its practicality made it very popular, especially in Europe.

Although four-wheel drive was popularized by the explosive sales of sport utility vehicles, its passenger-car use was limited until more recently.

It’s not a stop-the-presses kind of thing, but the launch of a new-generation Jeep Wrangler is worthy of celebration.

If you belong to that segment of the market that flies business class — or takes your own jet — the 2018 Lincoln Navigator might be the perfect Earth-bound equivalent.

The Volkswagen Beetle was designed as a utilitarian little sedan with a shape dictated by aerodynamics and practicality, not esthetics. No one ever accused it of being beautiful — cute perhaps, in a reverse snobbery kind of way, but not beautiful.

I bet there are more than a few anxious manufacturers these days as the 2018 Hyundai Kona hits the streets with funky styling, competitive pricing and a riot of colours.